In honour of tonight ’s mental_floss phantasy football league draught , here ’s a chronicle on alternative fantasy leagues that first appeared last summer .
phantasy football game draft are arouse up , and work productivity will soon crunch to a check as half the bureau spends half the day managing their rosters in an attempt to get the next Steve Slaton off the waiver wire . Just because you ’re not a football fan does n’t mean you have to be left out of the fancy mania , though . There are all sort of alternative fantasy leagues you may join . Why not try one of these ?
1. Fantasy Music League
If you expend more prison term listening to the radio than find out sport , theFantasy Music Leaguemight be right up your alley . In this conference your job is to compile a roll that has more material - life chart movement and record album sale than other possessor ' " labels . “ You shell out a certain salary to signalize the human action you think have the most promise , and if they out - earn your contender , you ’ll pull in the fantasy domain ’s equivalent of a Grammy . The label that ’s at the top of the standing for this season , Jenny Baird Records , boasts a roll that admit Fall Out Boy , Daughtry , Justin Timberlake , and Fergie .
2. Fantasy Water Skiing
3. Fantasy Pro Wrestling
Like the wildness of football game but care you had a fantasy conference that stick to a script ? Try phantasy pro grapple . Web - base E - wrestling confederacy allow you to draft a stable of grappling hook and then receive points for their performance in the doughnut and appearances on broadcast . ( We ’re guessing the Undertaker is the fantasy wrestling equivalent of Peyton Manning : maybe not the top guy every yr , but you have sex you ’re going to get systematically whole production out of him . )
4. Fantasy Bass Fishing
The only thing more exciting than watch someone else Pisces the Fishes is outfox your Friend at prognosticate who will get the nice freshwater bass in their livewell ! ESPN.com offers aFantasy Fishing Challengethat let angling fans to create a team of their preferred pro goosefish while working under the constraint of a $ 100 salary cap . Each angler has a set " salary" that he earns , and when you sign one to your squad they score you points according to their performances in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standing .
We do n’t have a go at it much about bass sportfishing , but we have to admit it would be pretty entertaining to put Michael Iaconelli on your squad and then mime his stylemark roar every time he catch a Pisces . How could you not want this guy on your team ?
5. Fantasy Congress
Just because you prefer C - SPAN to ESPN does n’t mean you ca n’t find a way to waste several hours on a fantasy league each hebdomad . Try out Fantasy Congress . Although the secret plan ’s internet site is presently down , FantasyCongress.com launched in 2006 to allow politics junkies to muster in their favorite legislators and then rack up point according to how their Congressmen ’s offer legislation do , how often they voted , and their willingness to interbreed company telephone circuit to up their " Maverick Score . “
6. Fantasy Bowling
You might not be able-bodied to pick up a 7 - 10 rent , but that does n’t mean you ca n’t destruct your acquaintance atfantasy bowling . The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour has its own phantasy conference , and it vocalize intriguingly easy to play . Your police squad scores full stop based on how your bowlers finish in private tournaments , so if you ’ve got a guy who jam up strike after strike , you ’re going to be tough to beat . accord to the league ’s website , the number four overall pickax is a hombre named Rhino Page . Do you really need to plunk against a guy named Rhino ?
7. Fantasy Dog Shows
If fantasy league come any more adorable than this , we do n’t want to see them .
Showdog.com
allows you to get into a practical pretending dog show league . You pick your breed of wienerwurst , then apportion your " funds" to help educate and groom it into a sensation . Your imitation dog can take on other owners ' doggy in a wienerwurst - eat - hound competition to aid ascertain the good way to breed a superstar show dog . All of the glory , none of the fetch !
8. Fantasy Eating
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